diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index f02438cc6d29..2c0579d0da20 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -4708,8 +4708,6 @@ static __init int smack_init(void)
 	if (!security_module_enable("smack"))
 		return 0;
 
-	smack_enabled = 1;
-
 	smack_inode_cache = KMEM_CACHE(inode_smack, 0);
 	if (!smack_inode_cache)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -4721,6 +4719,8 @@ static __init int smack_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	smack_enabled = 1;
+
 	pr_info("Smack:  Initializing.\n");
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK_NETFILTER
 	pr_info("Smack:  Netfilter enabled.\n");
diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index 103a619b1360..ce8d503a18a0 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@ static int __init init_smk_fs(void)
 	int err;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!security_module_enable("smack"))
+	if (smack_enabled == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	err = smk_init_sysfs();